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they were getting information in may that there was a cell in the united states that was planning to strike. they were getting information that it was going to be a big operation. there were going to be mass casualties. one of the big problems you had, though, was getting past the level of disbelief. you have to remember that the bush administration came in. the republicans had been out of the white house. during that time national security went from countries to being about guys on the tops of mountains in afghanistan. they just didn't buy it. so when you had the cia coming in and saying al qaeda, the pentagon pushed back and said, no, no. it's a fake. bin laden isn't a real threat. he's just trying to gin stuff up so we don't pay attention to iraq. >> kurt, speaking of iraq, one of the things that i'm still trying to figure out is how exactly and why exactly we ended up going to war with iraq. can you take us behind the scenes in that decision-making process? >> the decision-making process was really ugly. there are a few things that come out in "500 days." one is that the defense
they were getting information in may that there was a cell in the united states that was planning to strike. they were getting information that it was going to be a big operation. there were going to be mass casualties. one of the big problems you had, though, was getting past the level of disbelief. you have to remember that the bush administration came in. the republicans had been out of the white house. during that time national security went from countries to being about guys on the tops of...
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i think isi hates the united states. the issue has been whether the radicals will take over the country and supply of nuclear weapons. >> greta: is the isi part of the rad kalsz? >> absolutely. >> greta: who is securing the nuclear weapons? >> not the isi. but there is no doubt to me that those weapons are incredibly vulnerable. that is why the strategy of the united states is to grit our teeth and talk to what is left of the civilian government and authority and to the military that are not radical and prevent this cancer from taking over. >> greta: thinking why are we giving this money, billions of dollars who people who hate us. the ugly part of democracy we try to buy our friends? >> not everybody in pakistan hates us. >> greta: but the isi does. >> we made mistakes going back to the reagan administration, isi that our aid to the mujaheddin, be funded through them. and they fathered the haqqani network. that is 30-year long problem. question is now whether you just throw the whole country under the bus out of frustra
i think isi hates the united states. the issue has been whether the radicals will take over the country and supply of nuclear weapons. >> greta: is the isi part of the rad kalsz? >> absolutely. >> greta: who is securing the nuclear weapons? >> not the isi. but there is no doubt to me that those weapons are incredibly vulnerable. that is why the strategy of the united states is to grit our teeth and talk to what is left of the civilian government and authority and to the...
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states drinking iced tea and chomping on nicorette. >> did you offer him a cigarette? >> oh, i did not. i did not. nor did he ask for one. >> reporter: president obama spoke to woodward in the oval office. >> by that time i quit smoking, but, you know, i was making sure he had an ashtray, you know, you know he'd be having a sip of wine and we could have a good conversation and i permanently think he genuinely wanted to get something done, so i'm feeling fairly optimistic. >> reporter: woodward calls it the merlot and nicorette meetings and initially the two sides inched toward each other and a place they'd never gone before entitlement cuts plus tax increases, but then a single phone call will sink it all. the president says he simply called with the possibility of getting even more taxes. even now the two men disagree on what they heard each other say. >> i want to be very emphatic here. at no point did i say, john, take it or leave it what i said to him was, you have to tell me how many votes do you plan to put on this thing? >> his position is he was not saying i ha
states drinking iced tea and chomping on nicorette. >> did you offer him a cigarette? >> oh, i did not. i did not. nor did he ask for one. >> reporter: president obama spoke to woodward in the oval office. >> by that time i quit smoking, but, you know, i was making sure he had an ashtray, you know, you know he'd be having a sip of wine and we could have a good conversation and i permanently think he genuinely wanted to get something done, so i'm feeling fairly...
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states drinking iced tea and chomping on nicorette. ah. >> did you offer him a cigarette? >> oh, i did not. i did not. he -- nor did he ask for one. >> by that time i had quit smoking, but, you know, i was making sure he had an ashtray, you know, you know, he'd had a sip of wine, so i'm feeling fairly optimistic. >> reporter: as days go by, a blizzard of paper between the two, numbers, counternumbers, and then it looks close, a combination of tax cuts and government programs and tax increases. a magic formula. so what happens? well, 12 days before the deadline, the president makes a phone call to boehner asking for still more revenue, $400 billion. was it a question, or was it a demand? it blows the deal sky high, and in the end, it comes down to he said/he said. >> i want to be very emphatic here. at no point did i say, john, take it or leave it. >> his position is he was not saying, i have to have it, he was saying, i want you to consider it. >> oh, no, no, no, no. hold on. no, no, no, no, no. i need $400 billion more revenue. i need
states drinking iced tea and chomping on nicorette. ah. >> did you offer him a cigarette? >> oh, i did not. i did not. he -- nor did he ask for one. >> by that time i had quit smoking, but, you know, i was making sure he had an ashtray, you know, you know, he'd had a sip of wine, so i'm feeling fairly optimistic. >> reporter: as days go by, a blizzard of paper between the two, numbers, counternumbers, and then it looks close, a combination of tax cuts and government...
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dagen: what do you make of the comments out of netanyahu about the united states and how that relates to what israel does against iran and what we do again to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons? >> it is a really interesting statement from netanyahu. hillary clinton came out yesterday and said no deadlines. i think the israelis want a firm deadline from the united states on when we will do military action because ultimately if you look at this operation, yes, the israelis can hit something, yes, they can do some damage, but only with the united states, only with our b-1 bombers and cruise missiles can you do significant long-term damage to the nuclear facilities in iran. so the question is, yes, the israelis could go alone, but it is always far more optimal to get on board with the united states. so i think this issue is going to remain a live issue into 2013, because i don't see how we have an off ramp. dagen: right. helima terrific to see you. we covered so much in little time. next time more time i promise. >> thanks. connell: new book that's come out from bob woodward. we w
dagen: what do you make of the comments out of netanyahu about the united states and how that relates to what israel does against iran and what we do again to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons? >> it is a really interesting statement from netanyahu. hillary clinton came out yesterday and said no deadlines. i think the israelis want a firm deadline from the united states on when we will do military action because ultimately if you look at this operation, yes, the israelis can hit...
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they still want to attack the united states. that's why we have to be ever vigilent and need the resources for our intelligence community and keep our military strong so the world recognizes we will not allow for this country to be attacked. quite frankly, you are either with us or against us, an ally on the war on terror or not. you better be an ally. >> those are president bush's, i hope, universal and ageless doctrines. andy carr,d, a bunch of hooliga tor down the american flag on the embassy and bnetanyahu woul like stronger support against iran. do you have any thoughts about that, hooligans taking down our flag and the state department saying, maybe they were right. that doesn't stait well with me >> it doesn't sit well with me. >> the arab spring, will produce weeds, not flowers. america's leadership is needed and people should know where we stand and make sure america is always going to be safe and our national security policy is very very important. i hope that will happen. i'm disappointed if the state department said
they still want to attack the united states. that's why we have to be ever vigilent and need the resources for our intelligence community and keep our military strong so the world recognizes we will not allow for this country to be attacked. quite frankly, you are either with us or against us, an ally on the war on terror or not. you better be an ally. >> those are president bush's, i hope, universal and ageless doctrines. andy carr,d, a bunch of hooliga tor down the american flag on the...
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states drinking iced tea and champing on nicorettes. >> he's making fun of the president for drinking iced tea. what a weird weird set of circumstances and those are the guys you're supposed to be negotiating with? i can't wait to go off on that story. we have an exclusive with don the former governor of alabama about to go to jail, railroaded by karl rove. karl rove blamed them for it. >> i'm his daughter. i just wanted to meet you and say -- he cut me off right away and said tell your dad not to use my name to make money. >> crazy. all right. it's a big show, and it's go time. >> all right. it is the anniversary of 9/11 and i got a warning for you guys, i'm about to get angry about this story. it's about the negligence of the bush administration and what they did not do to prevent that attack. of course, president obama, of course as usual spoke out on 9/11. [ bells tolling ] >> today we remember a day that began like so many others, tries school and commutes to work. early flights and familiar routines quick hugs, and quiet moments. it was a day like this one a clear blue sky, a bi
states drinking iced tea and champing on nicorettes. >> he's making fun of the president for drinking iced tea. what a weird weird set of circumstances and those are the guys you're supposed to be negotiating with? i can't wait to go off on that story. we have an exclusive with don the former governor of alabama about to go to jail, railroaded by karl rove. karl rove blamed them for it. >> i'm his daughter. i just wanted to meet you and say -- he cut me off right away and said tell...
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people took over loyalty to the united states and they used the prosecutorial apparatus and appointed they have a thing called the commission for justice committee for justice that was trying to install right wing judges with grassroots support using abortion as the reason and right to life well right to life involves a lot more than just reproduction and to destroy someone's career and reputation is hardly respect for life and i had to stand up against it now governments governor siegelman actually was certified as having won the election in two thousand and two as governor and then in the middle of the night after the democratic poll watchers of love that only the republicans were there in one one district in one area with one computerized voting machine they suddenly discovered something. you know they had paper ballots it was an opt to scan count and the up to scan count in this county had proof the governor siegelman one and he went to bed thinking he was the governor again he woke up to find. the saying i am the governor because in this one county there was a jiggling a digital
people took over loyalty to the united states and they used the prosecutorial apparatus and appointed they have a thing called the commission for justice committee for justice that was trying to install right wing judges with grassroots support using abortion as the reason and right to life well right to life involves a lot more than just reproduction and to destroy someone's career and reputation is hardly respect for life and i had to stand up against it now governments governor siegelman...
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what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the issue. you had -- we were arguing in the counterterrorism shop, had you to elevate al qaeda at the expense of other issues on the foreign policy agenda. as michael said, they came into office with the view of terrorism as a prism through state sponsorship and iraq in particular. in the days after 9/11, there were plenty of conversations saying, are you sure iraq wasn't involved in it? it got to the point where we had to write a memo to the president saying, we analyze the information. iraq was not behind this attack. >> well, we're going to be digging through this for the rest of our lives. thank
what eichenwald is saying the cell that attacked on the united states was ichd in the united states and that's what was referenced in the pbd. that's why i want that declassified. the administration identified al qaeda as a threat. they didn't understand the malt tud or urgency. they accepted, okay, we have to deal with al qaeda but they did not appreciate how big and urgent threat it was. when you see the president's conversation just then, you had a little bit of that sense. so, that was the...
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this movie being produced by egyptian ex-patriots who live in the united states. roughly a dozen men, according to ap reports, scaled the embassy wall and actually were able to get the flag of the united states and tear it down, chanting there is no god but god and mohammed is the prophet of god. this all happening within the last few hours. and these again, protesters are described as being hard-line islamist supporters of what is known as the salafist movement or egyptian football fans or soccer fans. they're protesting production of a movie they deem offensive to the prophet mohammed. melissa: adam, i hate to put you on the spot because i know you're on this breaking story. do you know if the embassy was evacuated or there are americans inside? >> the embassy issued a statement condemning what happened. as you go through the reports here, doesn't look if the embassy was evacuated or got into the embassy. they got over the wall these men to tear down the stars an stripes. melissa: adam shapiro, thank you so much for that report. >> yep. melissa: so the jobs mark
this movie being produced by egyptian ex-patriots who live in the united states. roughly a dozen men, according to ap reports, scaled the embassy wall and actually were able to get the flag of the united states and tear it down, chanting there is no god but god and mohammed is the prophet of god. this all happening within the last few hours. and these again, protesters are described as being hard-line islamist supporters of what is known as the salafist movement or egyptian football fans or...
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is that any reason to make some guy president of the united states? is it. there's a reason obama got a bounce and romney did a thud. one guy people really love in charlotte giving the speeches of their lives, bill and michelle and deval patrick and castro. remember what romney got? chris christie up there giving testimonials to themselves. they barely got around to paying for their supper they were so full of themselves. romney has had two chippies, going over to get acquainted with the brits and going to tampa to get the kudos. in both cases he ended up laying more eggs than the easter bunny but people like the easter bunny. joining me is howard fineman and jim vandehei. it seems to me what happened the last two weeks was patently obvious. within convention worked, one didn't. one was sweet, one was sour. one you felt the vibes of happiness. the other one was you felt something but it was usually hatred of the president. >> yeah. well, chris, i spent every evening on the floor of the convention at both conventions, and at the republican convention there wa
is that any reason to make some guy president of the united states? is it. there's a reason obama got a bounce and romney did a thud. one guy people really love in charlotte giving the speeches of their lives, bill and michelle and deval patrick and castro. remember what romney got? chris christie up there giving testimonials to themselves. they barely got around to paying for their supper they were so full of themselves. romney has had two chippies, going over to get acquainted with the brits...
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. >> bob: bills in the united states congress and -- >> greg: the employment would be worse. everybody talked about how the people are leaving the labor force, going to social security or back to school. if it had the same participation in 2009, the numbers would be at 11.4 -- yes, so in fact, his numbers are like dana wearing lifts. if you took the lifts out, it would be far smaller. >> eric: what is with the every month there is a revision? the 20,000 jobs came out of the economy from june. meanwhile, that was two months ago. here is what happened. the labor department puts up the number. it looks okay. here, but the real number is down here. they don't tell you about it. >> dana: in the bush years it was the other way. they'd be revised upward. >> eric: better. >> dana: yeah. so june would have been better than originally reported. why is it this way? why can't we get better stats on this. bob, cansky you one thing? >> bob: sure. >> dana: something paul ryan recommended in the past which i thought you would like, closing a lot of loopholes including a suggestion that the m
. >> bob: bills in the united states congress and -- >> greg: the employment would be worse. everybody talked about how the people are leaving the labor force, going to social security or back to school. if it had the same participation in 2009, the numbers would be at 11.4 -- yes, so in fact, his numbers are like dana wearing lifts. if you took the lifts out, it would be far smaller. >> eric: what is with the every month there is a revision? the 20,000 jobs came out of the...
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god bless the united states of america. >> here's allen west's interpretation of that ad for his audience at the republican jewish coalition in bow contaca florida last night. >> they want to bring out an old soviet marxist theme called forward. >> yeah. yeah. you heard them. allen west had the full approval of his audience with that. including the members of the audience who are currently being kept alive by a socialist program called medicare. but allen west wasn't there just to tear down the president and decode his soviet marxist soviet socialist messaging. he was there to give republicans their marching orders. >> we are going to go forward. >> what? allen west just finished explaining that the word forward is a soviet markist soviet socialist something or other and then he used that very same word in telling his audience what to do? of course, his audience immediately jumped out of their seats are you crazy how do you expect us to listen to you. and of course the republican jewish coalition bouncers must have thrown him out of the room and told him to never insult their intelligence
god bless the united states of america. >> here's allen west's interpretation of that ad for his audience at the republican jewish coalition in bow contaca florida last night. >> they want to bring out an old soviet marxist theme called forward. >> yeah. yeah. you heard them. allen west had the full approval of his audience with that. including the members of the audience who are currently being kept alive by a socialist program called medicare. but allen west wasn't there...
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united states unlike any other nation that the world has ever known. because of you and your spirit that cannot be defeated. we honor our values which means we will continue to talk about god because god blessed this great nation. and we will uphold -- the national security. god bless you all. you've got 57 days. let's make this happen, ladies and gentlemen. >> they love him. united states unlike any other nation that the world has ever known. because of you and your spirit that cannot be defeated. we honor our values which means we will continue to talk about god because god blessed this great nation. and we will uphold -- the national security. god bless you all. you've got 57 days. let's make this happen, ladies and gentlemen. >> they love him. >>> and so there are just 57 days left in pat murphy's campaign to restore sanity to florida's 22nd congressional district. and the wor tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. she was a picky eater. well, now i'm her dietitian, and last year, she wasn'
united states unlike any other nation that the world has ever known. because of you and your spirit that cannot be defeated. we honor our values which means we will continue to talk about god because god blessed this great nation. and we will uphold -- the national security. god bless you all. you've got 57 days. let's make this happen, ladies and gentlemen. >> they love him. united states unlike any other nation that the world has ever known. because of you and your spirit that cannot be...
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>> i think it comes down to who north dakotans believe will go to the united states senate and every day fight for them. it's interesting, ed. the farm bill, essential air service, help for devils lake with their infrastructure needs, flood relief in minot, diversion in fargo, i mean i could just go around the state of north dakota the farm bill, essential air service, help for devils lake with their infrastructure needs, flood relief in minot, diversion in fargo, i mean i could just go around the state of north dakota and tell you what people care about. it's not what congressman burg is talking about. >> the ad running against you put out by the rnc in the state says you're for raising taxes. on who? >> i don't know. i was with a group of seniors today and i asked them, i said how many of you believe the 30-second commercials? not one happened was raised. not one hand. people are tuning them out because they know they are dishonest. they know they are not truthful. they know they are trying to scare people. and you and i have talked about this. i have asked for seven debates. we ha
>> i think it comes down to who north dakotans believe will go to the united states senate and every day fight for them. it's interesting, ed. the farm bill, essential air service, help for devils lake with their infrastructure needs, flood relief in minot, diversion in fargo, i mean i could just go around the state of north dakota the farm bill, essential air service, help for devils lake with their infrastructure needs, flood relief in minot, diversion in fargo, i mean i could just go...
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they are leading to animosity against the united states and there have been killings of innocent bystanders that call into question whether or not america has been applying the law that it helped write in the years after world war ii. >> you know, the thing that i think, especially as democrats wave the flag of or stand under the banner of national security, they forget that executive privilege and executive power are rarely reskinneded. once you've got there it's hard to get it back. so, you know, there will be other presidents and they will have these powers too. that said, it is remarkable how aggressive this administration has been in prosecuting some of these suspects and some folks who are just, you know, in prison, it's worth pointing out that a federal court -- federal court judge last week rejected rules imposed by the obama administration that would have limitsed access to lawyers for prisoners who were not fighting detention trying to ensure they didn't access to counsel in gitmo unless fighting their detention. slapped down by a new york federal court judge. the administration i
they are leading to animosity against the united states and there have been killings of innocent bystanders that call into question whether or not america has been applying the law that it helped write in the years after world war ii. >> you know, the thing that i think, especially as democrats wave the flag of or stand under the banner of national security, they forget that executive privilege and executive power are rarely reskinneded. once you've got there it's hard to get it back. so,...
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the embassy released a statement moments ago saying the embassy of the united states and cairo condemns the continuing effort by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of american democracy. we firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the unver a right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others. there was also protest over the video at the u.s. consulate in benga.i, lib ra. report says armed mob set fire to that building. personnel company manpower says only 17% of the companies plan the hire in the next three months in the u.s. and that is down. it blames uncertainty over election, federal budget and europe. moody's reports the u.s. could lose credit status until budget deal is reached. wall street was up today. dow gained 69. nasdaq finished ahead half a point. mayor factor of economic woes is the unemployment. fewer jobs in june to make job-hunting more competitive. there are places where so many good jobs are available. companies can't
the embassy released a statement moments ago saying the embassy of the united states and cairo condemns the continuing effort by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of american democracy. we firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the unver a right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others. there was also protest over the video at the u.s....
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states on june twenty second bush was warned that al-qaeda attacks could be imminent but the white house did nothing why well as i can well points out it's because bush and his team of neocons in the white house were functionally delusional rather than taking the threat seriously they all argue that bin laden was just bluffing to distract america from the real threat saddam hussein as i can while writes and intelligent official and intelligence official and a member of the bush administration both told me in interviews that the neoconservative leaders who had recently assume power at the pentagon or warning the white house that the cia had been fooled according to this theory bin laden was merely pretending to be planning an attack that distracted ministration from some saddam hussein whom the neoconservatives saw as a greater threat that prompted the cia to write a new memo to bush under the title the us is not the target of a distant from asian campaign by osama bin laden that same day the administration learned that a near term attack would have quote dramatic consequences and quote a
states on june twenty second bush was warned that al-qaeda attacks could be imminent but the white house did nothing why well as i can well points out it's because bush and his team of neocons in the white house were functionally delusional rather than taking the threat seriously they all argue that bin laden was just bluffing to distract america from the real threat saddam hussein as i can while writes and intelligent official and intelligence official and a member of the bush administration...
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may god bless their families and children again and again, and my god continue to bless the united states of america. >> more than a decade later, most of us still remember 9/11 like it was yesterday. the initial confusion. the horrifying realization of what was happening. the watching. the waiting. the grief. the anger. the resolve. d we remember how worried some people were about what the attacks would do to america. would it weaken us in the world? would it weaken us at home? would we stand up? would we shrink? well, eleven years later we can say with certainty and with pride that 9/11 didn't reveal the weakness of america, it revealed the greatness of america. we didn't have to wait very long to see it. in the first moments after the attacks, we saw the courage of the first responders. in the days and weeks that followed, we saw the goodness and generosity of the volunteers who descended on new york. as the months turned into years, monuments were dedicated, mighty buildings rose again at the world trade center site. and, of course, we've all watched with admiration and gratitude as s
may god bless their families and children again and again, and my god continue to bless the united states of america. >> more than a decade later, most of us still remember 9/11 like it was yesterday. the initial confusion. the horrifying realization of what was happening. the watching. the waiting. the grief. the anger. the resolve. d we remember how worried some people were about what the attacks would do to america. would it weaken us in the world? would it weaken us at home? would we...
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states. in ohio he's increased his lead over mitt romney from three points to five points. in north carolina which hosted the convention, mr. obama had been behind in the polls. he's not got a 1-point lead. in terms of national polling, after the republicans did their convention, mr. obama and romney were tied in cnn's poll of likely voters. but today the new cnn poll came out and shows obama with a 6-point lead. the gallup poll shows the same thing. while romney experienced no bounce, mr. obama has opened up a 5-point lead. the president's job approval rating also spiked to its highest level since right after the killing of osama bin laden. knew mer kl speaking, president obama seemed to have the more successful convention this year. mr. romney did not do a post convention campaign tour as candidates almost always do. instead he took some time off and went boat iing in new hampshire. he was pretty much off the campaign trail. it indicated he was debate prepping or maybe retooling his campaig
states. in ohio he's increased his lead over mitt romney from three points to five points. in north carolina which hosted the convention, mr. obama had been behind in the polls. he's not got a 1-point lead. in terms of national polling, after the republicans did their convention, mr. obama and romney were tied in cnn's poll of likely voters. but today the new cnn poll came out and shows obama with a 6-point lead. the gallup poll shows the same thing. while romney experienced no bounce, mr....
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in 2011, the united states took in about $1.1 trillion in income taxes. individual. but look at the bottom number below it. i mean, this makes my jaws drop. total tax break, credits, exclusions, your mortgage interest duction, state and local taxes. more money than we took in. okay, whatever you think about specific deduction, this screen is everything you need to know about how our tax system is really broken. so ending the state and local deduction alone would be $862.2 billion. the mortgage interest deduction, $214.6 billion. now, those are exactly the deductions mitt romney said he'd cut at a close doored fund-raiser in april. a reporter at the event wrote quote mitt romney said i'm probably going to eliminate for high income people, the second home mortgage deduction, romney said, adding he would also eliminate for state and property taxes. he made it clear it's for higher income people he wants to get rid of some of these deductions and mitt romney's defenders -- they can make the math work, so can that they? one is doug holtz eakin, also joined by tim honor an
in 2011, the united states took in about $1.1 trillion in income taxes. individual. but look at the bottom number below it. i mean, this makes my jaws drop. total tax break, credits, exclusions, your mortgage interest duction, state and local taxes. more money than we took in. okay, whatever you think about specific deduction, this screen is everything you need to know about how our tax system is really broken. so ending the state and local deduction alone would be $862.2 billion. the mortgage...
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states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> well, i think it plays quite heavily. prime minister netanyahu would never admit that. but we see a line of increasing tension. some of it is deliberately between the israeli government and the american administration. as close as we get to the election. it is clear that the white house asked israel and put quite a lot pressure not to launch a pre-emptive strike at least not before the elections in order not to create an oil crisis that would damage the obama campaign. on the other hand we know from quite close ties between the republican mitt romney and prime minister netanyahu. i think that neta
states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> well, i think it plays quite heavily. prime minister...
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states is go to taco bell? >> two tacos and a bean burrito. >> cenk: that's the fun part. but who actually killed bin laden? all of a sudden it's not that clear. you know what time it is, right. go time! ♪ >> cenk: mitt romney took a tiny lead, and it wasn't much of a bump at all. at the democratic convention there was not a bump. 49-44. all of a sudden opening up a five-point lead for president obama. the swing states are the most important. we'll get polling on that soon as well, but it looks like there was definitely a bounce in the polls for president obama after the convention. during our coverage on current eliot spitzer predicted a four-point bump. i predicted five. vice president gore, six to eight. it looks like the democratic convention went off better than the republican one if you look at the polls. now that the conventions are over, mitt romney as usual getting himself in more and more trouble. so they're answering the question. you got to under something. mitt romney's tax plan is a disaster for
states is go to taco bell? >> two tacos and a bean burrito. >> cenk: that's the fun part. but who actually killed bin laden? all of a sudden it's not that clear. you know what time it is, right. go time! ♪ >> cenk: mitt romney took a tiny lead, and it wasn't much of a bump at all. at the democratic convention there was not a bump. 49-44. all of a sudden opening up a five-point lead for president obama. the swing states are the most important. we'll get polling on that soon...
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out the unit because it puts feet on the ground for mr. obama when he's running for office. >> peter, i knew you would speak your mind. i wasn't worried about that. thank you for coming on tonight. >> take your. gerri: if you are fired up about this or any other issues on the program, drop me an e-mail at gerri@foxbussiness.com. >> coming up on "the willis report", solar installations are soaring in the u.s. but what is the key for taxpayers? with their dollars on the line. gerri is following every cent. the streak is over as president obama tops ronnie's fundraising last month. it is this just a blip in the money race or should the romney team start to worry? our political panel reacts. as we move closer to election day, this documentary has become a blockbuster hit. the author of gerri: a new report out today from the solar industry tracks a surge in the use of solar panels. u.s. solar installation more than doubled in the second quarter of this year. and the report said it's up 116%. in total, the u.s. has 57 megawatts of solar capacity
out the unit because it puts feet on the ground for mr. obama when he's running for office. >> peter, i knew you would speak your mind. i wasn't worried about that. thank you for coming on tonight. >> take your. gerri: if you are fired up about this or any other issues on the program, drop me an e-mail at gerri@foxbussiness.com. >> coming up on "the willis report", solar installations are soaring in the u.s. but what is the key for taxpayers? with their dollars on...